WRTC Sponsors Conference:Replacing Wands with Quills: A Harry Potter Symposium for Muggle Scholars

With the upcoming conference "Replacing Wands with Quills: A Harry Potter Symposium for Muggle Scholars," the School of Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication at JMU is throwing its wizard hat into the ring. The event, slated for Nov. 10-12, invites fans of all ages and interests to join visiting scholars, JMU faculty and students in exploring, examining and explaining their attraction to all things Harry Potter. John Granger, whom "Time" magazine has dubbed the "dean of Harry Potter scholars," will give the keynote address on Friday, Nov. 11.